Downtown Redmond Link Extension Project Update Sound Transit Board - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Project Update Sound Transit Board of Directors June 28, 2018

Downtown Redmond Link Extension

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• 3.4-mile light rail extension (previously 3.7 miles)
• Two stations:
• At-grade SE Redmond,
• Elevated downtown Redmond (previously at-grade)
• 1400 parking spaces
• Design-Build Delivery – single contract
• Open for service in 2024

Overview – Includes Refinements

Project schedule

East Link EIS and Record of Decision Board selected project to be built Two at-grade stations 1400 parking spaces Restart environmental and conceptual engineering Project refinements Begin design- build procurement documents Begin property acquisition Begin contractor procurement Complete environmental Select project to be built Baseline Project System expansion approved by voters Funded DRLE through construction Complete AHJ Agreements Select Design-Build Contractor Issue NTP Continue property acquisition

2007 - 11 2018 2016 2017 2019 2019 - 24

Complete Property Acquisition Design and Construction Systems Testing Revenue Service Begins

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• East Link Records of Decision (FTA & FHWA) – 2011
• Includes Downtown Redmond Link Extension
• Project refinements evaluated in SEPA Addendum to the Final EIS
• Anticipate publication this summer
• Board Consideration of Refined Project to Build – September
• Refinements included:
• Elevated in downtown (previously at-grade)
• Additional Property impacts

Environmental Status

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• RFP documents ~90% (design concepts, project requirements,

Special Conditions, etc.)

• Scope alignment with Project Partners nearly complete
• Developing Design-Build Permit Process with City of Redmond
• Final RFP released – Fall 2018

Design-Build RFP Development

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Project Challenges

• ROW Acquisition
• Market Conditions – price escalation
• Compressed Schedule – timely decisions & approvals

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Upcoming Project Activities

• Advertise Request for Qualifications – Summer 2018
• SEPA Addendum publication – Summer 2018
• Board Selects Project to Build – Fall 2018
• Project Baseline – Fall 2018
• RFP Stipend – Fall 2018
• Issue RFP – Fall 2018
• AHJ Agreements Fall ‘18 – Spring ’19

Board actions to be determined

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Board Action

2018 2019

J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D

SEPA Addendum Publication Select Project to build DBPM Phase 1 DBPM Phase 2 Phase Gate 4 - Baseline AHJ Agreements RFP Stipend

~14 mo to NTP

DB Procurement

RFP RFQ

DB Contract Approval Board Action

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Upcoming Project Activities

Board actions to be determined

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